{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"7389.5","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7389.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. Barbering and Cosmetology [7301. - 7426.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-10"},{"name":"ARTICLE 8. Schools, Instructors, and Curricula [7362. - 7395.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-10/article-8"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 648, Sec. 24.   (SB 803)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>A course of training in barbering, cosmetology, or hairstyling established by federal or state correctional institutions in California may qualify a person thereby trained to take the examination for licensure as a barber, cosmetologist, or hairstylist, provided the course complies with all applicable provisions of this act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.</p>","text":"A course of training in barbering, cosmetology, or hairstyling established by federal or state correctional institutions in California may qualify a person thereby trained to take the examination for licensure as a barber, cosmetologist, or hairstylist, provided the course complies with all applicable provisions of this act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/schools-instructors-and-curricula-7389-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}